Product Architect

Nokia; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Nokia Bengaluru invites an experienced Product Architect to shape the next generation of Core Network Management platforms. You will design cloud-native, AI-powered observability solutions for 4G/5G core networks and lead deployments at scale, guiding product and engineering teams.

Bring 12+ years in telecom and cloud-native architectures, with deep Kubernetes expertise and a track record of delivering resilient, scalable systems.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in telecom, cloud-native platforms, and production environments.
• Cloud-native and distributed architecture expertise with Kubernetes.
• Telecom/network management knowledge including OAM/FCAPS and 4G/5G core.
• Experience with high-scale data ingestion, streaming, and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive architectural vision, roadmap, and technology strategy for the cloud-native observability platform for 4G/5G Core Networks.
• Architect scalable, secure, and highly available solutions using Kubernetes, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Lead architecture reviews, ensuring alignment with business objectives, product strategy, and operations.
• Drive innovation in observability, OAM/FCAPS, analytics, and automation to improve visibility and efficiency.

Skills

Cloud-Native

Kubernetes

OAM/FCAPS

4G/5G Core

Job description

Join Nokia’s Autonomous Networks engineering team to architect the next generation of Core Network Management platforms that help telecom operators predict failures, accelerate troubleshooting and reduce MTTR. As a Product Architect, you’ll shape scalable, resilient and AI-powered cloud-native solutions leveraging 4G/5G, OAM/FCAPS, Kubernetes/OpenShift, microservices, Golang, Kafka, OpenTelemetry, ClickHouse, VictoriaMetrics, React, AI/ML and Agentic AI. Partner with customers, Product Management and engineering leaders to solve complex distributed-system challenges, drive architectural vision and build intelligent, future-ready telecom solutions that power the networks of tomorrow.

Your Responsibilities

• Define and drive the architectural vision, roadmap, and technology strategy for the cloud-native observability platform supporting 4G/5G Core Networks.
• Architect scalable, resilient, secure, and highly available solutions leveraging cloud-native technologies, Kubernetes, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Lead architecture reviews and critical design decisions, ensuring alignment with business objectives, product strategy, operational requirements, and long-term platform evolution.
• Drive innovation in observability, OAM/FCAPS, analytics, and operational automation to improve network visibility, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Solve complex system-level challenges across application, platform, and infrastructure layers, including performance, scalability, reliability, and production deployments.
• Partner with Product Management, Customers, Operations, and Engineering teams to translate business requirements into future-ready solutions and successful customer outcomes.

Your skills and experience

• Engineering degree or equivalent with 12+ years of experience in telecom, cloud-native platforms and large-scale production environments.
• Cloud-Native & Distributed Architecture: Deep expertise in Kubernetes distributed systems and platform engineering.
• Telecom & Network Management: Strong expertise in OAM/FCAPS, 4G/5G Core Networks, Network Functions, SNMP and 3GPP standards, with experience architecting telecom management and observability platforms.
• Data & Streaming Architecture: Hands-on expertise in high-scale data ingestion, ETL, event-driven/streaming and analytics architectures .